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Rwanda genocide accused François Gasana repatriated from Norway

Rwanda genocide accused François Gasana repatriated from Norway

The Herald5 days ago
A Rwandan man, who was arrested in Norway for crimes he allegedly committed during the East African nation's 1994 genocide, has been repatriated, a spokesperson for Rwanda's prosecutor's office said on Friday.
François Gasana, who was a student during the genocide in which more than 1-million Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically massacred by Hutu extremists, was arrested in Norway in 2022.
Norwegian police announced in March that he would be sent back to Rwanda after a court said conditions for his extradition had been met.
Faustin Nkusi, spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, confirmed his arrival in Kigali, adding that Gasana was accused of killing a child during the genocide and inciting others to participate in the killings.
"The crimes we are charging him [with] are crimes of genocide," Nkusi told journalists at Kigali's airport after Gasana's arrival.
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